Product Safety Guide MFC-J491DW / MFC-J497DW / MFC-J690DW / MFC-J895DW Brother Industries, Ltd. 15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8561, Japan Read this guide before attempting to operate the product, or before attempting any maintenance. Failure to follow these instructions may result in an increased risk of personal injury or damage to property, including through fire, electrical shock, burns or suffocation.
Symbols and Conventions Used in the Documentation The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. WARNING Prohibition icons indicate actions that must not be performed. WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injuries. This icon indicates that flammable sprays must not be used.
caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication. Choose a Safe Location for Your Product WARNING Choose a location where the temperature remains between 50°F and 95°F (10°C and 35°C), the humidity is between 20% and 80%, and where there is no condensation. DO NOT allow this product to come into contact with water.
CAUTION Put your product on a flat, level, stable surface (such as a desk), that is free from vibration and shocks. Put the product near a telephone wall jack (MFC models only) and a standard AC power outlet or a standard grounded AC power outlet (for Canada and Latin America). DO NOT place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table, particularly if children are expected to be near the product. The product is heavy and may fall, causing injury to you or others and serious damage to the product.
Connect the Product Safely WARNING ELECTRICAL HAZARDS Failure to follow the warnings in this section may create the risk of an electrical shock. In addition, you could create an electrical short, which may create the risk of a fire. There are high-voltage electrodes inside the product.
Unplug the power plug regularly to clean it. Use a dry cloth to clean the root of the plug blades and between the blades. If the power plug is plugged into the outlet over a long period, dust accumulates around the plug blades, which may cause a short circuit, resulting in a fire. DO NOT dismantle this product. Dismantling this product could cause a fire or electrical shock. DO NOT attempt to service this product yourself.
If the product has been dropped or the casing has been damaged, there may be the possibility of an electrical shock. Unplug the product from the AC power outlet and contact Brother Authorized Service Personnel. DO NOT use this product during a thunderstorm. There may be a remote risk of an electrical shock from lightning. FIRE HAZARDS Failure to follow the warnings in this section may create the risk of a fire.
If the product becomes unusually hot, releases smoke, generates any strong smells, or if you accidentally spill any liquid on it, immediately unplug the product from the AC power outlet. Contact Brother Authorized Service Personnel. Plastic bags are used in the packing of this product. Plastic bags are not toys. To avoid the danger of suffocation, keep these bags away from babies and children, and dispose of them properly. (MFC models only) Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
CAUTION Wait until pages have exited the product before picking them up. Failure to do this may cause injury to your fingers by trapping them inside the machine. DO NOT put your hand or any foreign objects into the ink insertion slot. Doing this may cause injury. To prevent injuries, be careful not to put your fingers in the areas shown in the illustrations.
When changing the tray size from the Legal size to the original size, be careful not to pinch your fingers in the gaps or slots in the bottom of the tray. It may cause injury to you. DO NOT touch the edges of the metal parts behind the rollers in the gray shaded area shown in the illustration. These parts have sharp edges and touching the metal parts behind the rollers may cut your fingers or otherwise injure them.
DO NOT carry the product by holding the scanner cover, the Jam Clear Cover, the manual feed slot cover (some models only), or the control panel. Doing this may cause the product to slip out of your hands and may result in injury. Only carry the machine by placing your hands under the entire machine. When multiple devices, including this product, are connected to a computer using USB cables, you may feel an electric charge when you touch metal parts of the product.
• Be careful not to get the ink in your eye when replacing ink cartridges. • Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children. • Avoid swallowing ink. • DO NOT shake ink cartridges unless specifically instructed to do so. Ink may leak if the cartridge is shaken or twirled. • DO NOT take apart ink cartridges. The cartridge cannot be used if it is taken apart. The ink may get in your eye or make contact with your skin if you take apart the cartridge.
other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation. • If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service. 5. For the location of your nearest Brother Authorized Service Center, contact: In USA: 1-877-BROTHER (1-877-276-8437) In Canada: www.brother.
For protection against the risk of electrical shock, always disconnect all cables from the wall outlet before the equipment is installed, serviced, or modified. IMPORTANT • This product has been certified to comply with FCC standards, which are applied to the USA only. • This equipment may not be used on coin service lines provided by the telephone company or connected to party lines.
US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. The digits represented by ## are the REN without a decimal point (e.g., 06 is a REN of 0.6). For earlier products, the REN is separately shown on the label. If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. But if advance notice is not practical, the telephone company will notify you as soon as possible.
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada Only) This device complies with Industry Canada's licence-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
LAN Connection (Models with Wired LAN Function Only) CAUTION DO NOT connect this product to a LAN connection that is subject to over-voltages. International ENERGY STAR® Qualification Statement The purpose of the International ENERGY STAR® Program is to promote the development and popularization of energy-efficient office equipment. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Brother Industries, Ltd. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® specifications for energy efficiency.
Software Trademarks FlashFX® is a registered trademark of Datalight, Inc. FlashFX® Pro™ is a trademark of Datalight, Inc. FlashFX® Tera™ is a trademark of Datalight, Inc. Reliance™ is a trademark of Datalight, Inc. Reliance Nitro™ is a trademark of Datalight, Inc. Datalight® is a registered trademark of Datalight, Inc.
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These machines are approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will support only machines purchased in their own countries.
